The hawk poised in mid-air ready to swoop.

老鹰在半空中盘旋，准备俯冲。

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It appeared to be wondering what to do next as it stayed poised in the middle of the road.

它呆呆站在路中间，好像不知道该怎么办。

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But more beautiful to me thy sword with its curve of lightning like the outspread wings of the divine bird of Vishnu, perfectly poised in the angry red light of the sunset.

但是依我看来你的宝剑是更美的，那弯弯的闪光像毗湿奴的神鸟展开的翅翼，完美地平悬在落日怒发的红光里。

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Addressing an international conference on Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy in New Delhi,Tuesday, Mr.Singh said that India's nuclear energy industry is poised for major expansion.

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Voters in Virginia and New Jersey will elect governors on Tuesday, and Republicans appear poised to take back the governor's mansion in Virginia after a streak of Democratic governors in recent years.

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Reports that al-Qaida-trained operatives may be poised to attack American commercial and passenger vessels in the Arabian Sea are being widely circulated in Arab-speaking Gulf states, including Kuwait,Bahrain,Qatar, and United Arab Emirates.

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The Marquise de Pompadour, impossibly coiffed and powdered, permanently poised in pastels.

BBC: The bloom of cancer

To look comfortable, confident and relaxed on TV, sound great on radio and come across poised in front of reporters of all mediums.

FORBES: Connect

Mr. GOEAS: And it ends up poised in the voters' minds as something that should be top of the agenda to move to next year, because there certainly is more work in their mind that needs to be done.

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